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N.C. Division of Public Health / Surveillance and Evaluation Team / 919-707-5425 / www.ncpublichealth.com
State of North Carolina / Department of Health and Human Services / www.dhhs.state.nc.us
N.C. DHHS is an equal opportunity employer and provider. 10/08
The N.C. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (N.C. BRFSS) provides a critical source of public health data for understanding the
scope of the injury-related problems and measuring progress toward overall statewide goals. N.C. BRFSS is a comprehensive telephone
survey of adults ages 18 and older. The sample size for the 2004 N.C. BRFSS was nearly 15,000. Every year a core set of injury-related
questions are asked. In 2004, three injury-related questions were asked on the topic regarding firearms. The sampling scheme has been
designed to produce estimates for local levels (22 counties and 13 regions) and for special populations such as Native Americans and
Spanish-speaking and English-speaking Hispanics. See the N.C. BRFSS website for more information, specific details on item responses,
and data limitations: www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS/brfss.
Weighted to provide estimates representative of the adult non-institutionalized population; people who reported keeping weapons such
as pistols, shotguns, and rifles in their home, garage, outdoor storage area, or motor vehicle. Specific data on 95 percent confidence
intervals is at the N.C. BRFSS website: www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS/brfss.
Firearms kept in or around homes:
2004 N.C. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Injury and Violence Prevention Branch / June 2008
Percentage of people in N.C. who reported keeping
a firearm in or around their home, by gender:
N.C. BRFSS 2004
40.9
49.1
33.3
0
25
50
75
Total Males Females
Percentage
Percentage of people in N.C. who reported keeping a
firearm in or around their home, by age group:
N.C. BRFSS 2004
27.6
31.5
39.4
45.7
51.2
46.4
38.3
0
25
50
75
18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+
Percentage
Percentage of people in N.C. who reported keeping
a firearm in or around their home, by educational
attainment: N.C. BRFSS 2004
34.1
43.8 46.0
37.7
0
25
50
75
< High School High School > High School College
Graduate
Percentage
Percentage of people in N.C. who reported keeping a
firearm in or around their home, by income:
N.C. BRFSS 2004
29.5
32.4
42.3
47.5
50.6
47.4
0
25
50
75
<$15k $15-$24k $25-$34k $35-$49k $50-$74k >$75k
Percentage

N.C. Division of Public Health / Surveillance and Evaluation Team / 919-707-5425 / www.ncpublichealth.com
State of North Carolina / Department of Health and Human Services / www.dhhs.state.nc.us
N.C. DHHS is an equal opportunity employer and provider. 10/08
The N.C. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (N.C. BRFSS) provides a critical source of public health data for understanding the
scope of the injury-related problems and measuring progress toward overall statewide goals. N.C. BRFSS is a comprehensive telephone
survey of adults ages 18 and older. The sample size for the 2004 N.C. BRFSS was nearly 15,000. Every year a core set of injury-related
questions are asked. In 2004, three injury-related questions were asked on the topic regarding firearms. The sampling scheme has been
designed to produce estimates for local levels (22 counties and 13 regions) and for special populations such as Native Americans and
Spanish-speaking and English-speaking Hispanics. See the N.C. BRFSS website for more information, specific details on item responses,
and data limitations: www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS/brfss.
Weighted to provide estimates representative of the adult non-institutionalized population; people who reported keeping weapons such
as pistols, shotguns, and rifles in their home, garage, outdoor storage area, or motor vehicle. Specific data on 95 percent confidence
intervals is at the N.C. BRFSS website: www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS/brfss.
Firearms kept in or around homes:
2004 N.C. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Injury and Violence Prevention Branch / June 2008
Percentage of people in N.C. who reported keeping
a firearm in or around their home, by gender:
N.C. BRFSS 2004
40.9
49.1
33.3
0
25
50
75
Total Males Females
Percentage
Percentage of people in N.C. who reported keeping a
firearm in or around their home, by age group:
N.C. BRFSS 2004
27.6
31.5
39.4
45.7
51.2
46.4
38.3
0
25
50
75
18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+
Percentage
Percentage of people in N.C. who reported keeping
a firearm in or around their home, by educational
attainment: N.C. BRFSS 2004
34.1
43.8 46.0
37.7
0
25
50
75
< High School High School > High School College
Graduate
Percentage
Percentage of people in N.C. who reported keeping a
firearm in or around their home, by income:
N.C. BRFSS 2004
29.5
32.4
42.3
47.5
50.6
47.4
0
25
50
75
$75k
Percentage